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Table A:
World largest 150 rivers (by the river mouth flow rate Vol), plus 50 rivers
that are among the top 150 rivers by drainage area but do not meet the volume criterion. Listed
are long-term station (Stn) and river transport model (RTM) simulated river flow (in km3/yr) at
the station location, and the estimated annual volume (Vol) and drainage area (D.A., based on
STN-30p, in 103 km2) at the river mouth. The composite annual runoff data of Fekete et al.(2000)
were used in the RTM simulation. nyr is station record length in years, lon and lat are longitude
and latitude for the station.
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No Name Vol_at_Station River_Mouth Stn nyr lon lat Station, Country
Stn±s.d. RTM Vol D.A. D.A.
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Total: 17492±552 18079 21152 50415 42364
51 San Juan CO 65± 8 21 65 18 14 26 -77.2 4.2 Penitas, Colombia
52 Bénoué 12± 3 3 64 339 61 38 13.4 9.3 Garoua-dono, Cameroon
53 Kuskokwim 38± 7 1 57 116 81 47 -158.1 61.9 Crooked Ck, Alaska
54 Albany 30± 9 25 57 133 118 28 -83.9 51.3 nr Hat Isla, Canada
55 Huai 27± 15 17 57 244 121 54 117.4 32.9 Bengbu, China
56 La Grande 54± 8 69 56 99 96 19 -78.6 53.7 en aval de, Canada
57 Tigris (Dicl 38± 12 37 56 221 134 34 44.4 33.3 Baghdad, Iraq
58 Krishna 52± 17 86 55 252 251 74 80.6 16.5 Vijayawada, India
59 Ottawa 37± 8 18 55 133 90 72 -76.2 45.5 Chats Falls, Canada
60 Chindwin 77± 12 69 55 124 27 11 95.7 26.0 Hkamti, Myanmar(Burm
61 Taz 33± 5 61 55 129 100 28 82.3 66.6 Sidorovsk, Russia
62 Po 48± 12 66 55 102 70 80 11.6 44.9 Pontelagosc, Italy
63 Courantyne 34± 9 10 54 68 52 7 -57.7 5.0 Mataway (Ma, Surinam
64 Indigirka 50± 10 51 54 324 305 58 147.5 69.6 Vorontsovo, Russia
65 Rhone 54± 11 39 54 99 96 80 4.6 43.8 Beaucaire, France
66 Saguenay 46± 6 50 53 86 73 70 -71.6 48.6 Centrale d', Canada
67 Alabama 29± 7 25 51 124 57 46 -87.5 31.5 Claiborne, USA
68 Stikine 51± 6 21 51 51 52 21 -132.1 56.7 nr Wrangell, Alaska
69 Eastmain 29± 4 32 49 43 44 21 -78.1 52.2 tete de la, Canada
70 Brahmani 21 7 48 57 50 1 85.0 21.5 Barakot bri, India
71 Dnepr 47± 13 108 47 509 463 33 35.2 47.9 Dnepr hydro, Ukraine
72 Huanghe 45± 14 60 47 894 734 31 114.9 35.2 Gaocung, China
73 Jamanxim 37± 8 22 47 58 40 3 -55.8 -5.5 Jamanxim, Brazil
74 Susquehanna 31± 7 26 46 72 62 109 -76.9 40.2 Harrisburg, USA
75 Beijiang 42± 11 22 46 34 38 33 112.9 23.6 Shijiao, China
76 Don 26± 10 24 45 423 378 101 40.7 47.5 Razdorskaya, Russia
77 Susitna 45± 5 25 45 46 50 19 -150.5 61.5 Susitna Stn, Alaska
78 Narmada 39± 14 11 44 114 89 26 73.7 21.9 Garudeshwar, India
79 Santa Cruz 22± 3 11 41 26 16 38 -71.9 -50.3 Charles Fuh, Argentina
80 Oyapock (Oia 28± 5 29 40 31 25 7 -51.9 3.8 Maripa, French Guian
81 George 24± 3 15 40 39 35 16 -65.8 58.2 aux Chutes, Canada
82 Rufiji 26± 8 27 40 187 158 17 37.9 -7.8 Stiegeler's, Tanzania
83 Nile 40± 2 309 40 3826 2900 12 31.3 29.7 El Ekhsase, Egypt
84 Nottaway 33± 5 26 39 74 58 22 -77.4 50.1 tete du Lac, Canada
85 Volta 34± 18 46 37 398 394 47 0.1 6.2 Senchi (Hal, Ghana
86 Willamette 21± 5 20 37 31 19 84 -123.0 44.9 Salem, OR, USA
87 Skeena 29± 4 13 36 58 42 51 -128.4 54.6 Usk, Canada
88 Garonne 19± 6 19 36 58 52 58 0.2 44.4 Mas-d'Agena, France
89 Red 28± 12 34 36 219 175 55 -92.4 31.3 Alexandria, USA
90 Pahang 18± 7 22 35 34 19 21 102.4 3.4 Temerloh, Malaysia
91 Moose 25± 5 21 34 115 61 23 -81.3 50.8 Moose River, Canada
92 Chao Phraya 29± 7 21 34 142 119 44 100.1 15.3 Wat Phikun, Thailand
93 Cuyuni 34± 10 25 34 49 53 5 -58.8 6.4 Kamaria Fal, Guyana
94 Vistula (Wis 33± 7 53 34 181 194 87 18.8 54.1 Tczew, Poland
95 Copper 34± 4 13 34 67 53 36 -144.5 61.5 Chitina, AK, Alaska
96 Saint John 27± 5 17 34 53 40 18 -66.8 46.0 d/s Mactaqu, Canada
97 Olenek 32± 7 41 34 212 198 24 123.7 71.9 7.5 km d/s, Russia
98 Rupert 27± 3 26 33 58 41 30 -76.9 51.5 en aval du, Canada
99 Vuoksi 19± 4 16 33 106 61 138 28.8 61.2 Tainionkosk, Finland
100 Kamchatka 29± 3 50 33 51 52 47 161.6 56.3 Bolshie Sch, Russia
101 Manicouagan 29± 6 30 33 46 46 25 -68.3 49.2 Centrale Mc, Canada
102 Esmeraldas 27± 5 16 32 19 19 5 -79.4 0.5 d.j. Sade, Ecuador
103 Doce 32± 9 33 32 90 78 25 -40.1 -19.4 Linhares, Brazil
104 Yana 32± 9 22 32 235 224 23 136.1 70.8 Ubileynaya, Russia
105 Jari 32± 10 12 32 46 51 31 -52.6 -0.6 Sao Francis, Brazil
106 Bío Bío 32± 10 35 32 20 24 28 -73.1 -36.8 desembocadu, Chile
107 Severn-CA 20± 6 21 32 104 94 21 -88.3 55.4 Limestone R, Canada
108 Nushagak 21± 3 19 31 35 26 11 -157.5 59.3 Ekwok, AK, Alaska
109 Tsiribihina 31± 10 34 31 49 45 24 45.0 -19.7 Betomba, Madagascar
110 Baker 27± 3 6 30 23 24 22 -72.9 -47.3 La Colonia, Chile
111 Araguari 30± 7 21 30 43 23 34 -51.4 0.7 Porto Plato, Brazil
112 Pur 28± 3 100 29 92 95 48 78.2 67.0 Samburg, Russia
113 Nass 25± 2 18 29 24 19 45 -129.1 55.2 u/s Shumal, Canada
114 Douro (Duero 17± 9 19 29 97 91 37 -7.8 41.2 Regua, Portugal
115 Negro-AR 27± 7 8 29 198 95 67 -63.7 -40.5 Primera Ang, Argentina
116 Kouilou 29± 5 25 29 62 55 23 12.1 -4.1 Sounda, Congo
117 Loire 26± 9 10 28 118 110 116 -0.8 47.4 Montjean, France
118 Puelo 21± 3 21 28 11 9 43 -72.2 -41.5 Carrero de, Chile
119 Dongjiang 23± 6 33 27 34 25 29 114.3 23.2 Boluo, China
120 Tista 27± 5 12 27 19 20 6 89.5 25.8 Kaunia, Bangladesh
121 Elbe (Labe) 22± 6 23 27 149 124 69 11.8 53.0 Wittenberge, Germany
122 Alsek 27± 4 8 27 26 28 8 -138.1 59.4 nr Yakutat, Alaska
123 Tombigbee 21± 6 23 27 62 40 67 -87.9 32.5 Demopolis L, USA
124 Paraiba do S 26± 8 7 26 63 56 71 -41.3 -21.8 Campos-Pont, Brazil
125 Parnaiba 24± 8 29 26 331 282 35 -42.4 -3.5 Porto Formo, Brazil
126 Karun 24± 8 27 25 63 61 72 48.7 31.3 Ahvaz, Iran
127 Curua-2 27± 5 24 25 31 35 21 -54.5 -5.6 Cajueiro, Brazil
128 Mezen 20± 3 8 25 65 56 73 45.6 65.0 Malonisogor, Russia
129 Kinabatangan 18± 2 10 25 12 11 3 117.6 5.3 Balat, Malaysia
130 Saint-Maurice 24± 6 61 24 38 42 84 -72.7 46.6 Centrale de, Canada
131 Nyanga 16± 3 15 23 25 20 6 10.7 -2.7 Ibanga, Gabon
132 Capim 18± 6 11 23 46 38 27 -47.8 -2.5 Badajos, Brazil
133 Grijalva 17± 3 6 22 50 38 33 -93.2 18.0 Reforma, Mexico
134 Senegal 22± 5 56 22 847 268 65 -15.5 16.5 Dagana, Senegal
135 Papaloapan 22± 5 22 22 26 21 32 -96.1 18.2 Papaloapan, Mexico
136 Euphrates (F 19± 7 37 21 221 274 18 44.3 32.7 Hindiya, Iraq
137 Glomma (Gläm 21± 3 19 21 43 40 83 11.1 59.6 Langnes (So, Norway
138 Apalachicola 20± 6 3 20 55 45 71 -84.9 30.7 Chattahooch, USA
139 Nadym 15± 3 14 20 53 48 35 72.7 65.6 Nadym, Russia
140 Odra (Oder) 17± 4 10 20 120 110 87 14.3 52.8 Gozdowice, Poland
141 Daugava (Zap 16± 4 12 19 83 70 59 25.9 56.5 Jekabpils, Latvia
142 Hayes, MB 19± 4 10 19 94 103 18 -92.8 56.4 d/s Gods Ri, Canada
143 Baleine (GR 17± 4 6 19 46 36 33 -77.0 55.2 BALEINE (GR, Canada
144 Mangoky 19± 6 9 19 60 53 13 43.9 -21.8 Bevoay, Madagascar
145 Feuilles (R 19± 2 22 19 46 42 25 -70.4 58.6 en aval de, Canada
146 Melezes (R a 19± 3 11 19 51 43 30 -69.6 57.7 pres de la, Canada
147 Churchill 18± 5 11 18 316 287 22 -94.6 58.1 CHURCHILL R, Canada
148 Kelantan 18± 4 21 18 6 12 39 102.2 5.8 Guillemard, Malaysia
149 Clutha 17± 4 14 17 15 20 29 169.7 -46.2 Balclutha, New Zealand
150 Cross 17± 3 12 17 12 7 13 9.3 5.8 Mamfe (Manf, Cameroon
151 Kemi 17± 3 26 17 50 51 74 24.7 65.9 Taivalkoski, Finland
152 Göta 17± 3 12 17 51 47 178 12.4 58.4 Vänern, Sweden
153 Han 17± 5 14 17 20 25 25 127.0 37.5 Indogyo, South Korea
154 Back 16± 3 1 17 106 94 29 -96.5 66.1 u/s Hermann, Canada
155 Onega 16± 3 6 16 59 56 51 38.5 63.8 Porog, Russia
156 Tapi (Tapti) 16± 7 4 16 66 62 27 72.9 21.3 Kathore, India
157 Anabar 13± 3 5 16 94 79 35 114.1 72.0 Saskylakh, Russia
158 Jequitinhonh 14± 5 16 14 68 68 55 -39.5 -15.9 Itapebi, Brazil
159 Kuban 11± 2 12 14 64 48 56 38.2 45.2 Tikhovskiy, Russia
160 Pánuco 14± 5 16 14 92 58 23 -98.6 22.0 Las Adjunta, Mexico
161 Limpopo 12± 4 15 14 420 342 3 33.0 -24.5 Chokwe, Mozambique
162 Winisk 13± 5 8 13 62 50 26 -87.2 54.5 d/s Ashewei, Canada
163 Ebro 13± 4 26 13 83 84 23 0.5 40.8 Tortosa, Spain
164 Narva 12± 3 13 12 58 56 80 28.2 59.4 Narva Ges, Estonia
165 Colorado-AR 11± 9 13 12 808 629 72 -114.6 32.7 Yuma, AZ, USA
166 Seine 11± 2 2 11 73 65 7 1.2 49.3 Poses, France
167 Coopermine 11± 3 1 11 49 51 4 -115.4 67.7 COPPERMINE, Canada
168 Dnestr 10± 3 18 11 72 66 76 29.5 46.8 Bendery (Be, Moldova
169 Tagus (Tejo, 11± 6 12 11 73 67 16 -8.4 39.5 Almourol, Portugal
170 Itapecuru 7.4±4.3 5.5 9.9 74 51 30 -44.4 -3.6 Cantanhede, Brazil
171 Burdekin 10± 10 8 10 121 129 47 147.2 -19.8 Clare, Australia
172 Murray 8.5±7.3 15.2 9.4 1032 991 70 142.8 -34.6 Euston weir, Australia
173 Bolshoy Anyu 8.3±1.9 14.7 8.4 50 50 11 161.2 68.2 Konstantino, Russia
174 Grande de Sa 8.4±3.2 7.9 8.4 192 129 26 -105.1 21.8 El Capomal, Mexico
175 Bandama 8.3±5.0 4.8 8.3 104 96 38 -4.8 5.9 Tiassalé, Ivory Coast
176 Cauvery 7.7±2.7 4.5 7.7 79 74 5 78.8 10.8 Grand Anicu, India
177 Juba 6.1±1.6 11.5 7.5 234 180 26 42.5 3.8 Luug (Lugh, Somalia
178 Fitzroy-QX 7.4±4.8 5.2 7.4 138 136 10 150.1 -23.1 The Gap, Australia
179 Brazos 6.7±3.9 5.2 7.1 125 117 81 -95.8 29.6 Richmond, T, USA
180 Comoé (Komoé 6.0±3.6 3.4 6.8 82 67 39 -3.7 6.6 Aniassué, Ivory Coast
181 Jaguaribe 3.7±4.1 3.5 6.6 77 48 21 -38.2 -5.2 Peixe Gordo, Brazil
182 Daly 6.3±3.0 7.1 6.3 54 47 8 130.7 -13.8 Mt Nancar, Australia
183 Ouémé 5.4±3.1 1.1 5.4 52 47 32 2.5 6.9 Bonou, Benin
184 Guadiana 4.8±4.1 0.7 5.2 65 61 44 -7.6 37.8 Pulo do Lob, Portugal
185 Anderson 4.6±1.6 0.2 5.0 38 56 24 -128.4 68.6 d/s Carnwat, Canada
186 Victoria 3.2±2.0 1.0 4.9 106 45 12 130.9 -15.5 Coolibah Ho, Australia
187 Roper 2.4±1.5 2.7 4.8 107 47 30 134.4 -14.7 Red Rock, Australia
188 Liao 3.5±2.2 3.4 4.6 274 121 42 123.5 42.2 Chiling, China
189 Orange (Senq 4.6±3.5 9.2 4.6 944 851 20 17.6 -28.8 Vioolsdrift, S. Africa
190 Paraguacu 4.1±2.5 3.5 4.3 60 54 14 -39.0 -12.6 Pedra do Ca, Brazil
191 Contas [de] 3.4±1.8 2.0 3.4 48 56 51 -39.3 -14.3 Ubaitaba, Brazil
192 Guadalquivir 3.2±2.3 2.6 3.3 54 47 20 -6.0 37.5 Alcala del, Spain
193 Yaqui 2.5±0.5 0.1 3.3 75 58 4 -109.5 29.2 El Novillo, Mexico
194 Colorado-TX 2.6±1.7 2.6 2.6 121 109 67 -96.1 29.3 Wharton, TX, USA
195 Rio Grande 1.5±1.7 1.2 1.5 805 457 67 -97.4 25.9 Matamoros, USA
196 de Grey 1.4±1.1 0.0 1.4 20 50 23 119.2 -20.3 Coolenar Po, Australia
197 Gascoyne 0.7±0.9 0.0 0.7 90 74 41 113.8 -24.8 Nine Mile B, Australia
198 Avon 0.4±0.3 0.4 0.7 166 118 30 116.1 -31.8 Walyunga, Australia
199 Fortescue 0.3±0.3 0.0 0.3 63 49 30 116.2 -21.3 Jimbegnyino, Australia
200 Murchison 0.2±0.2 0.0 0.2 72 85 32 114.5 -27.9 Emu Springs, Australia
51-200 Total: 3277±79# 3230 3939 23237 18492
1-200 Total: 20769±558# 21309 25091 73652 60856
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# This number, which was estimated as the square root of the sum of the variance of the
listed rivers, provides an estimate for the true s.d. of the total volume.
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